Vivian: Participating in the Champions League has fulfilled one of my dreams and I am proud that the team is standing here

Hupu September 18th In the first round of the 2025-26 Champions League, Athletic Bilbao lost to Arsenal 0-2 and failed to get a good start in the Champions League. Despite this, being able to stand on the Champions League stage is enough to make many players feel proud. In this game, all the eleven starting players sent by Athletic Bilbao have never played in the Champions League.

Spanish player Dani Vivian in Athletic Bilbao clearly stated in an interview with the media after the game: "We realized a dream. When the theme song of the Champions League was played before the game, to be honest, I felt very unreal. But we deserved to participate in the Champions League, which was achieved through a lot of efforts by our team. What we experienced on the court is reality, and unfortunately the result, but we must be proud of the team standing here."

But the defender did not ignore the final 0-2 score. "We want our fans to be proud of us, and I believe they do. We are proud of ourselves, but we lose. We are not happy to be honest, but we have to always see the positive side, and I think we have a lot to sum up," he reflected.

"We know that games like Arsenal are very difficult, just because of some details we didn't win the game, but as long as we work hard like this, these details will eventually turn to our side."